The Ministry of Haj has warned Haj and Umrah service-providing companies against sending their pilgrims to Yanbu seaport before ships transporting them have actually docked. "There are not enough halls at the seaport to accommodate departing or arriving pilgrims who might find themselves staying in their vehicles or squatting along the streets of the city while waiting for ships to complete their entry procedures," the ministry said in a letter to these companies, a copy of which Arab News has seen. The ministry said it took the measure after noticing the clusters of pilgrims departing on the The Mawadah's first voyage last week. "Pilgrims should not be sent to Yanbu or its seaport before the ships taking them back home have actually docked," it said.